Picked up a new car!

[TTQ B4U]

Tonight continued the makeover work on Nick's car.

• Replaced wipers
• Installed a new cabin filter
• Ran the last ozone treatment. Now the car is completely fresh inside. �� Trim and windshield cowling work from last night turned out perfect. Just like new!

Started on the outside too.

• Polished out just a slight bit of hazing that started on the headlights. PPF on them later. Looking at ordering some 20% tinted PPF for them and on my car.
• Perfected the tail lights...bye bye swirls
• Washed and fully cleaned the door jambs and deck lid area.
• Stripped and polished all the windows and mirrors in prep for coating them
• Washed, decontaminated and fully prepped the car for the buffer this weekend. Thankfully temps in the 60's and 70's!! Again, looking to use GYEON Syncro.

Few more pics:

[dcjredline]

Do the 2014's have that SHITTY "carpet" in them that you can barely vacuum anything out of? Its more like trunk liner than carpet in some of the less expensive Toyotas (Yaris, Corolla) in the vintage Im used to dealing with (2002-2007)

[ntwillie1]

Congrats to you and your son on the car. My first car was a 1990 toyota corolla, bottom of the line, I think dE trim or something like that. Manual windows, cloth seats, terrible radio..... but I loved it cause it was mine and I used to turtle wax it every chance I got. . I picked up my high school sweetheart for a first date in that car and 25 years later I still have the girl but the Corolla is gone. My wife and I always joke that she married me for my car. Hahaha. Good memories.

[TTQ B4U]

Do the 2014's have that SHITTY "carpet" in them that you can barely vacuum anything out of? Its more like trunk liner than carpet in some of the less expensive Toyotas (Yaris, Corolla) in the vintage Im used to dealing with (2002-2007)

different but still the same quality. not carpet but some kind of fabric they call carpet The best purchase I've made all year is my Tornador Black and the Velocity Vac System. Makes vacuuming anything about as easy as can be.

[FUNX650]

My first car was a 1990 toyota corolla, bottom
of the line, I think dE trim or something like that.

Manual windows, cloth seats, terrible radio.....
but I loved it cause it was mine and I used to
turtle wax it every chance I got. .

I picked up my high school sweetheart for
a first date in that car and 25 years later I
still have the girl but the Corolla is gone. My
wife and I always joke that she married me
for my car. Hahaha.

Good memories.

^^^Cool story.


Bob

[oneheadlite]

Nice choice in car!

Maybe I’m just jealous since the first car I had (that ran more than 600 miles - I’m looking at you ‘87 Nova...) was an ‘85 Chevette, but it drives me nuts when parents set their kids up in 300+ HP cars because they can be so readily had. He’ll be able to build up a solid driving foundation before hot-rodding down the road if that’s his thing.

I bet that thing absolutely pops in person. I’m always jealous of your work! I’m also glad I don’t live closer, or I’d never do anything on my own cars (and I’d have a lot emptier pockets...).

He’s not going to be able to hide anything with the car when you’re done. I can see it now: “Son, we need to talk. I see you’ve been using quite a bit of pressure during your wash process...”

[TTQ B4U]

I bet that thing absolutely pops in person

Did a test panel before work.......let's just say it's nearly the same color as my car and when I'm done we'll see if anyone can pick out which sample is from a 5-6 year Corolla or a 1-2 year old Infiniti

[Rsurfer]

Did a test panel before work.......let's just say it's nearly the same color as my car and when I'm done we'll see if anyone can pick out which sample is from a 5-6 year Corolla or a 1-2 year old Infiniti

Would you consider trading with your son?

[TTQ B4U]

Would you consider trading with your son?

Haha! He's been driving my car to gain more experience. Eco mode is his friend and mine too However, mom will likely be driving the Corolla at times. My wife runs some crazy long errands at times and while we love her SUV, and the 2.3 Ecoboost, it's certainly not Eco anything. Sucks gas with her right foot doing work. However, this little corolla shows 34mpg average on the trip computer so mom........get used to this and we and cut our gas budget. LOL Heck, I may take it to Michigan a couple times for giggles too. I have a couple trips planned and wouldn't mine seeing how it does.

[TTQ B4U]

Latest Project update though:

Project Corolla, night 3. Last night after work I finished up refining the paint work. Inside door jambs included. Nothing here is final as it needs a wipe-down prior to coating as it's layered in polish/compound dust. Wheels need polished out yet too. Should be finished up today or Sunday perhaps. There will be 3 layers of ceramic on it and I have to work on it around family time and at night so leveraging time for each layer to cure soaks up some working hours.

Here are a few cell shots before I packed up for the night. No good clarity shots yes, but it's 98% full correction. Few slight scratches here and there that just aren't worth chasing. I'd rather keep the clear coat thicker. Great news is it's nearly orange peel free. Super clarity in the paint and that will really allow the mica metallic paint to sparkle when light/sunlight hits it. I'm very pleased there.